降
降 (jiàng) means “to fall”. It is made of 阝 + 夅 and has 8 strokes, and is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 降 into its parts
What 降 is made of
- 阝 fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 夅 jiàng — to descend
- 夂 zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又 yòu — and
- 夂 zhǐ — to go
Origin hint: 阝 gives the meaning, 夅 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
降 stroke order
Example sentences
今天的气温降了很多。Jīntiān de qìwēn jiàng le hěn duō.The temperature has dropped a lot today.
这些东西的价格降了吗？Zhèxiē dōngxi de jiàgé jiàng le ma?Have the prices of these things come down?
Words with 降
- 降低jiàngdīto lower
- 降价jiàngjiàto cut prices
- 降落jiàngluòto land
- 降温jiàngwēnto get colder
- 下降xiàjiàngto decline
- 降临jiànglínto arrive
- 投降tóuxiángto surrender
Also built with 阝
- 那nàthat
- 邮yóumail
- 邻línneighbor
- 郁yùmelancholy
- 郊jiāosuburbs
- 郎lánggentleman
- 郑zhèngstate in today's Henan
- 部bùdepartment
- 都dōuall
- 鄙bǐrustic
- 队duìteam
- 阱jǐngtrap
Quick facts
| Pinyin | jiàng |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to fall; to drop; to lower |
| Strokes | 8 |
| Radical | 邑 (city, #163) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 4 (exam 2025) · HSK 4 (2021) |
Questions about 降
What does 降 mean?
降 (jiàng) means “to fall; to drop; to lower”.
How many strokes does 降 have?
降 has 8 strokes.
What is the radical of 降?
The radical of 降 is 邑 (yì, “city”), Kangxi radical number 163.
What parts make up 降?
降 is made of 阝 (mound/city side-form) and 夅 (to descend).
Which HSK level is 降?
降 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021).
Learn 降 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 90: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.